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Volume 18, No. 18

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Wapwallopen peach festival draws crowds of peach lovers

St. Johns United Church of Christ in

Wapwallopen held its annual peach festival on the church grounds, Saturday,

August 28. The annual festival raises

funds to support the church and church

activities.

The event featured Heller¡¯s tree ripened peaches. Peach shortcake sundaes,

peach pie, peach dumplings and homemade peach ice cream were the highlights of the festival.

Hamburgers, hot dogs and French

Fries were also available.

Music was

With a hint of rain in the air, crowds sit under tents enjoying their favorite foods and

provided by

peach desserts while listening to Campfire Bacon.

Campfire Bacon.

Craft booths

At left:

filled the

Sue

adjacent grounds

Suthershowcasing a

land is

variety of

busy preBuddy Ross

handmade items.

paring

enjoys the

peach

peach ice

shortcream.

cake.

Rice Elementary students

Emily and Aubrey Wenner

and their little sister Jessie

show off their animal balloons.

Mountain Peaks/

Norberta Kosin photos

At right: People at the festival

could not help but stop and admire Diesel, a Newfypoo, as he

walked the grounds with owners Anthony and Jona Silvetic.

Regina Schlichtor and her

daughter Dakota check out

the food stand to see what is

available for lunch.

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Places To Go ... Things To Do ...

EVERY SUNDAY

FARMER¡¯S MARKET

The Mountain Top farmers

market will be held every Sunday throughout the summer

and fall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

in the Crestwood High School

parking lot at 281 S. Mountain

Blvd. Mountain Top.

SPIRITUAL YOGA

Join Stairville United Methodist Church, 1790 Stairville

Road in Mountain Top for spiritual yoga on Sundays at 5:30

p.m. Weather permitting, the

class is outdoors but there is

room to move inside if needed.

Bring your own yoga mat. A

donation basket will be available and donations are given

to the church. The class lasts 1

hour, all levels welcome.

UNTIL

SEPTEMBER 11

UNTIL

SEPTEMBER 13

St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church is having a mum

sale. Mums are $4 each for

an 8¡± pot. Colors are orange,

purple, red, yellow, and white.

Orders are due by September

11 and mums must be picked

up at St. Martin¡¯s, 3085 Church

Road, on Saturday, September

18 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Orders can be placed by

calling Pat at 570-466-0766,

St. Martin¡¯s at 570-868-5358

(please leave a message), or

by emailing them at stmartin.mountaintop@.

Mums are being provided by

Old Post Farm.

The Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary is holding a hoagie sale

with pickup on September 18

from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Order by September 13

(hoagies will be available day

of sale while supplies last).

Choices are: American with

ham, hard salami, American

cheese or turkey with turkey

and American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo and

dressing included on the side,

12¡± hoagie $7/each.

Krispy Kreme Donuts available also for $8/dozen. Preorder preferred, but available at

sale while supplies last.

MUM SALE

HOAGIE SALE

ST. PAUL¡¯S LUTHERAN CHURCH

316 S. Mountain Blvd. Mountain Top

CHICKEN BBQ & FLEA MARKET

To order please call or text:

Joan R. at 570-574-0626,

Heather R. at 570-592-5353,

Valerie Z. at 570-479-7033 or

message the DTVFD Auxiliary

Facebook page to order.

UNTIL OCTOBER 23

GUN RAFFLE

The Rotary Club of Mountain Top is holding a gun raffle

fundraiser now through October 23, 2021. Tickets are $5

each with the prize of (firearms

of winner¡¯s choice) valued at

$800 or $500 cash. Firearms

provided by Piestrak¡¯s Gun

Shop of Nanticoke. Anyone

interested in purchasing a ticket can message them on their

Facebook page: The Rotary

Club of Mountaintop, stop by

the farmers market at Crestwood High School on Sundays

between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

or call Michelle at 570-7157752. Proceeds will go toward

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Saturday,

September 11

Pick up from

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Please drive around the

back of the building

to pick up your dinners.

Flea Market

8 a.m. to

1 p.m.

Cost $10 Reserve your dinner in advance Limited number at door.

Includes 1/2 chicken, baked potato, corn on the cob, cole slaw or apple sauce & dessert.

To reserve contact Kevin at 570-855-5815.

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the Hometown Heroes project

honoring U.S. veterans and

first responders.

SEPTEMBER 4

FALL FESTIVAL

The Nuangola Library will

hold its annual fall festival on

Saturday, September 4 from 10

a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nuangola

Library at 5150 Nuangola Road.

There will be vendors, crafters

and local artisans showcasing

and selling their items and a

bake sale will offer an array of

delicious baked goods for sale.

Masks are required.

Tables are $20 each and vendors can contact Loraine Stook

at 570-868-6308 to reserve a

spot. We are also looking for

bakers to donate homemade

baked goods for the bake sale.

This year marks the 40th

anniversary of the Nuangola

Library so, mark your calendars and come on over, do

some shopping and support

the library.

FLEA MARKET/CRAFT SALE

Stairville United Methodist

Church in Slocum is hosting a

flea market/craft sale and bake

sale on Saturday, September 4

from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring

a variety of vendors and local

artisans selling crafts, home

goods, jewelry, collectibles and

more. The bake sale will offer

an array of homemade goodies. There will also be plenty of

homemade food available for

purchase while you shop. It¡¯s

not too early to start Christmas

shopping! Tables cost $10.

To reserve a table, call Christine at 570-868-3413 leave a

message if no answer.

Stairville UMC is located at

1790 Stairville Road, Mountain

Top. The church with the blue

roof.

SEPTEMBER 5

ALL YOU CAN EAT

BREAKFAST

An all you can eat breakfast

will be served on Sunday, September 5 from 8 a.m. to 12:30

p.m. at St. Patrick¡¯s Parish Center in White Haven.

The event is hosted by the

White Haven Marine Corps

League #1039.

The monthly all you can eat

breakfast includes pancakes,

cheesecake crepes, eggs to

order, SOS, ham, bacon, sausage, homefries, coffee, tea,

and orange juice.

$9 per adult and $4 per child.

Everyone is welcome to

attend.

St. Patrick¡¯s Parish Center is

located at 411 Allegheny Street,

White Haven.

can Legion Auxiliary, Mountain

Post 781, will be having their

monthly meetings at the legion

home in the down stairs hall.

The meetings are the first

Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

Executive meetings will be held

at 6:30 p.m. The first meeting

for the year is on Tuesday, September 7 at 7 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 11

MUD BOG

annual mud bog at the Slocum Township Fire Company

bazaar grounds on Saturday,

September 11 with registration

from 7-10 a.m. The event will

also include food for sale. The

event is open to the public and

fun for the whole family.

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CAR SHOW

Emmanuel UCC is holding a Car Show on September 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Show begins at 12 p.m. Cars,

motorcycles and anything with

wheels of all makes, models

and ages are welcome. Registration fee is $10. There will

be a 50/50, basket raffles, door

prizes, and food available for

purchase along with DJ Carol &

JT. Craft vendors are welcome,

$10 a table, please call Joan at

570-574-0626 or church office

570-868-5675 to register.

bbq, flea market and bake sale

on Saturday, September 11.

The flea market will be held

from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the

drive-thru chicken bbq from 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. Menu includes:

half chicken, baked potato,

corn on the cob, cole slaw or

apple sauce and dessert.

Cost of the dinner is $10.

Please reserve your dinner in

advance, limited number available at the door. To reserve

call Kevin 570-855-5815, or

sign up in the church narthex.

Please drive around the back

of the building to pick up your

dinners.

FLEA MARKET, CHICKEN

BBQ & BAKE SALE

St. Paul¡¯s Lutheran Church,

316 S. Mountain Blvd, Mountain Top is hosting a chicken

SEPTEMBER

13-18

FOOD DRIVE

The Rotary Club of Mountain

Top is sponsoring a Breakfast

of Champions food drive to

benefit St. Paul¡¯s food pantry.

The drive takes place September 13-18.

Donations of canned food

and non-perishable items and/

or grocery store gift cards can

be dropped off at the Mountain

Top branch of Fidelity Bank.

SEPTEMBER 17

SALUTE TO SERVICE

FOOTBALL GAME

The Crestwood Comets will

host a Salute to Service at the

football team¡¯s September 17

7 p.m. game versus Western

Wayne High School.

The Salute to Service will

honor past and present veterans. Pre-game ceremonies will

include a helicopter fly over,

fireworks, and presentations

by elected state officials.

At halftime, there will be a

motorcycle parade by Veterans

Promise motorcycle group.

During the game, Crestwood

players will wear Army National Guard uniforms provided by

the National Guard.

Prior to the game, the American flag displayed at the stadium will be retired and a new

flag raised. The retired flag will

be presented to John Henry,

believed to be the oldest veteran residing in Mountain Top.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mountain Top Youth Soccer Complex

on Church Road. The event is

free to boys and girls ages 9-14.

The challenge is 15 penalty

kicks with points awarded for

each kick. A proof of age and

signature of legal guardian is

required to participate.

Fo r m o re i n fo r m a t i o n

please check the website,

st. or Facebook page, st.judekofc6440.

SEPTEMBER 18

The Slocum Township Fire

Department is holding a hoagie sale on September 19 with

pickup at 11 a.m.

The cost is $5 for a 12 inch

SOCCER CHALLENGE

The St. Jude Council of the

Knights of Columbus will host

the annual soccer challenge on

Saturday, September 18 from

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